Big Ten Football: Weekly 2013 Recruiting Roundup

Every Wednesday here at The Big Ten Blog, we will update you on the latest commits, decommits and rumors in the recruiting world. It was a light week.

Commits

Illinois welcomed DT Kenton Gibbs to its 2013 class last week. Gibbs is from D-I factory Cass Tech in Detroit, a school that sends several prospects to the FBS every year. Gibbs isn't huge at 6'2" and 280, but he's got the potential to be a disruptive force from the 3-technique.

Gibbs is the only player to publicly verbal to a Big Ten school this week. Hey, it's May.

People, he's a 2014 recruit. These highlights are from his sophomore year. Unsurprisingly, he's listed as the top recruit in Ohio and the top linebacker in the nation in the '14 class.

Michigan's running low on spots to fill for the 2013 class—real bummer of a problem to have in May, eh?—but one position where the Wolverines are still pressing hard in recruiting is wide receiver. MGoBlog tracks four wideouts with Michigan offers, including new offer Alvin Bailey from Florida. Michigan should be able to sell early playing time and "we're Michigan in case you forgot" to these recruits.